corporal

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔː.pɹəl/, /ˈkɔː.pɜ.ɹəl/
(US) enPR: kôr'pər-əl, kôr'prəl, IPA^(key): /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/, /ˈkoɹ.pɹəl/
Audio (CA) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)pɹəl, -ɔː(ɹ)pɜɹəl

Etymology 1

From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.

Adjective

corporal (not comparable)

(archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
- c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
  Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.
Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
corporal punishment

corporal suffering
(zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
- 1998, Rüdiger Riehl, Aquarium Atlas, volume 3, page 572:
  The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

corporeal — see corporeal

bodily — see bodily

Etymology 2

From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo (“head, leader”) from Latin caput (“head”).

Noun

corporal (plural corporals)

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
(mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.

Synonyms

bombardier

Derived terms

Translations

military rank

Albanian: tetar (sq) m
Armenian: կապրալ (hy) (kapral)
Bulgarian: ефрейтор m (efrejtor)
Catalan: caporal (ca) m or f
Czech: desátník (cs) m, kaprál m
Danish: korporal c
Dutch: korporaal (nl)
Estonian: kapral
Finnish: korpraali (fi), alikersantti (fi)
French: caporal (fr) m
German: Stabsgefreiter (de) m, Oberstabsgefreiter (de) m, Korporal (de) m
Greek: υποδεκανέας (el) c (ypodekanéas)
Hungarian: tizedes (hu), szakaszvezető (hu)
Indonesian: kopral (id)
Italian: caporale (it) m
Japanese: 伍長 (ja) (ごちょう, gochō)
Latin: decuriō m
Macedonian: десета́р m (desetár)
Maori: kāpara
Norman: corpotha m (Jersey)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: korporal m

Nynorsk: korporal m
Ottoman Turkish: اون باش (on baş)
Persian: سرجوخه (fa) (sarjuxe)
Polish: kapral (pl) m
Portuguese: cabo (pt) m
Russian: капра́л (ru) m (kaprál)
Spanish: cabo (es)
Tagalog: kabo (tl)

police rank

Hungarian: tizedes (hu)

Etymology 3

From Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

Noun

corporal (plural corporals)

(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London, New York, N.Y., Melbourne, Vic.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC:
  He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria

Synonyms

corporas (obsolete)

Derived terms

corporal oath

Translations

ecclesiastical: cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed

Catalan: corporal (ca) m
Dutch: corporale (nl)
Finnish: korporaali (fi), korporaaliliina
French: corporal (fr) m
Galician: corporal m
German: Korporale (de) n
Indonesian: korporal, korporale
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 聖体布 (せいたいふ, seitaifu)
Polish: korporał m
Portuguese: corporal (pt) m
Russian: антими́нс (ru) m (antimíns)
Spanish: corporal (es) m
Tagalog: korporal, kulpuralis (obsolete)

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin corporālis.

Adjective

corporal (epicene, plural corporales)

corporal, bodily

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corporālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

corporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural corporals)

corporal
Synonym: corpori

Related terms

cos

Noun

corporal m (plural corporals)

corporal (linen cloth)

French

Noun

corporal m (plural corporaux)

(religion) corporal

Galician

Etymology

From Latin corporālis.

Adjective

corporal m or f (plural corporais)

corporal, bodily
Synonym: corpóreo

Related terms

corpo

Noun

corporal m (plural corporais)

corporal (linen cloth)

Old French

Adjective

corporal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular corporale)

Alternative form of corporel

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corporālis.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁ.poˈɾaw/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾ.poˈɾaw/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁ.poˈɾaw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻ.poˈɾaw/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.puˈɾal/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.puˈɾa.li/

Adjective

corporal m or f (plural corporais)

corporal, carnal
Synonym: corpóreo

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:corporal.

Derived terms

corporalmente

Related terms

corpo

Noun

corporal m (plural corporais)

corporal

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:corporal.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French corporel, from Latin corporalis.

Adjective

corporal m or n (feminine singular corporală, masculine plural corporali, feminine and neuter plural corporale)

corporal

Declension

Declension of corporal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	corporal		corporală	corporali	corporale
nominative/ accusative	definite	corporalul		corporala	corporalii	corporalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	corporal		corporale	corporali	corporale
genitive/ dative	definite	corporalului		corporalei	corporalilor	corporalelor